ISIS took credit for the Wednesday bombing in Kerman, Iran, that killed at least 84 people, but Iran has yet to formally attribute blame for the attack. According to Iran's PressTV, ISIS issued a statement on its Telegram channels that said two of its members...
Iran Vows a ‘Harsh Response’ for Bombing That Killed Over 100 Iranians
Iran has vowed a "harsh response" to the bombing in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman that killed at least 103 people, including women and children, but has not formally attributed blame for the attack. The bombing targeted a memorial commemorating the fourth...
Iranian Warship Enters the Red Sea Amid Heightened Tensions
An Iranian naval destroyer, the Alborz, has passed through the Bab el-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea amid soaring tensions in the waters, Iranian media reported on Monday. The news came after US Navy helicopters sank three boats belonging to Yemen's Houthis,...
Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls for US to Blow Parts of Iran ‘Off the Map’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has called for the US to bomb Iran in response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, saying Iranian bases and oil fields should be blown "off the map." The hawkish senator claimed that without Iran, there would be no Houthis. But the Houthis,...
Iran Says Two IRGC Members Killed by Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two of its members stationed in Syria as advisors were killed by Israeli airstrikes, The Associated Press reported Saturday, citing the IRGC's website. The Syrian news agency SANA reported that Israeli airstrikes...
House Passes Bill to Permanently Freeze $6 Billion in Iranian Funds
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would force the president to permanently freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds that were briefly made available to Tehran as part of a prisoner swap deal. Under the deal, the US and Iran exchanged prisoners, and the US allowed the...
Iran Tells US It Doesn’t Want Gaza War to Escalate Into Regional Conflict
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran expressed to the US through back channels that it does not want the Gaza war to escalate into a regional conflict while also warning escalation was inevitable if Israel didn't stop its campaign....
House Passes Resolution That Suggests Using Force Against Iran
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution that suggested the US would use force against Iran in the future in the name of preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons. The resolution says a nuclear-armed Iran is "unacceptable" and declares that it's the...
Pentagon: US Forces in Iraq and Syria Attacked 13 Times in Last Week
The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under...
Israeli Official Vows to Wipe Iran ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ If Hezbollah Enters War
An Israeli official has vowed that Iran would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if Hezbollah opens up a northern front for Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. There...